Firearm Possession Among Adolescents Presenting to an Urban Emergency Department for Assault

2017 ◽  
pp. 90-98
Author(s):  
Patrick M. Carter ◽  
Maureen A. Walton ◽  
Manya F. Newton ◽  
Michael Clery ◽  
Lauren K. Whiteside ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Male Gender ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
Population Type ◽  
High Risk Youth ◽  
Computerized Screening ◽  
Screening Survey ◽  
Urban Emergency Department

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Firearm violence is a leading cause of death among youth. The objectives of this study were (1) determine firearm possession rates and associated correlates among youth seeking care for assault in an emergency department (ED); (2) understand differences in risk factors for youth with firearm possession; and (3) identify firearm possession characteristics in this population: type, reason for possession, and source of firearms. METHODS Youth (14 to 24 years old) presenting to a Level 1 ED with assault were administered a computerized screening survey. Validated instruments were administered, measuring demographics, firearm rates and characteristics, attitudes toward aggression, substance use, and previous violence history. RESULTS Among 689 assault-injured youth, 23% reported firearm possession in the past 6 months. Only 17% of those reporting firearm possession obtained the gun from a legal source; 22% reported ownership of highly lethal automatic/semiautomatic weapons and 37.1% reported having a firearm for protection. Logistic regression analysis identified significant correlates of firearm possession, including male gender, higher socioeconomic status, illicit drug use, recent serious fight, and retaliatory attitudes. CONCLUSIONS ED assault-injured youth had high rates of firearm possession (23.1%), most of which were not obtained from legal sources. Youth with firearm possession were more likely to have been in a recent serious fight, and to endorse aggressive attitudes that increase their risk for retaliatory violence. Future prevention efforts should focus on minimizing illegal firearm access among high-risk youth, nonviolent alternatives to retaliatory violence, and substance use prevention.

Violence and Substance Use as Risk Factors for Depressive Symptoms among Adolescents in an Urban Emergency Department

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abby L. Goldstein ◽  
Maureen A. Walton ◽  
Rebecca M. Cunningham ◽  
Matthew J. Trowbridge ◽  
Ronald F. Maio
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Urban Emergency Department

Risk Factors for Syphilis at a Large Urban Emergency Department

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
James S. Ford ◽  
Ivan Shevchyk ◽  
Joseph Yoon ◽  
Tasleem Chechi ◽  
Stephanie Voong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Urban Emergency Department

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Smoking Among an Urban Emergency Department Sample

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 1179173X1987913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol B Cunradi ◽  
Juliet Lee ◽  
Anna Pagano ◽  
Raul Caetano ◽  
Harrison J Alter
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Food Insufficiency ◽  
Polysubstance Use ◽  
Same Gender ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Urban Emergency Department

Background: Urban emergency department (ED) patients have elevated smoking and substance use compared with the general population. We analyzed gender differences in smoking among an urban ED sample and assessed the contribution of substance use, demographic, and couple factors. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of data obtained from a cross-sectional, observational survey (N = 1037 participants) on drinking, drug use, and intimate partner violence (IPV). Gender-specific logistic regression models for current (past 30-day) smoking and multinomial regression models for smoking intensity (light: ⩽5 cigarettes per day [CPD]; moderate: 6 to 10 CPD; heavier: >10 CPD) were estimated. Results: Smoking prevalence was higher among men than women (35.5% vs 18.9%; P < .001). Substance use (frequency of intoxication, marijuana, amphetamine, and cocaine use), demographic (food insufficiency, unemployment), and couple-related factors (having a spouse/partner who smoked, IPV involvement, being in a same-gender couple) were differentially associated with current smoking and level of intensity among men and women. Conclusions: Emergency department staff should consider the impact of polysubstance use, food insufficiency, unemployment, and whether both partners in the couple smoke when screening patients for smoking and formulating cessation treatment plans. Women in same-gender relationships and those who have experienced IPV involvement may require additional referral.

Risk Factors for Bed Bugs Among Urban Emergency Department Patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 1061-1068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johnathan M. Sheele ◽  
Cameron J. Crandall ◽  
Brandon F. Chang ◽  
Brianna L. Arko ◽  
Colin T. Dunn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Bed Bugs ◽  
Emergency Department Patients ◽  
Urban Emergency Department

68 Demographics and Risk Factors of Patients Who Decline Opt-In HIV Screenings in an Urban Emergency Department

2011 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. S200
Author(s):  
N. Arfai ◽  
K. Squires ◽  
Y. Ezeala ◽  
L. Carolfi ◽  
J. Moon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Urban Emergency Department

scholarly journals THE EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL RISK FACTORS ON VIOLENT CRIMES OF JUVENILES

2021 ◽  
pp. 153-161
Author(s):  
Ayhan ERBAY ◽  
Ezgi ILDIRIM ÖZCAN
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Violent Crime ◽  
Male Gender ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Social Risk Factors ◽  
Violent Crimes ◽  
The Family

Introduction: The involvement of children in violent crimes as a perpetrator gets the attention of both researchers and society. The purpose of the study is to identify the risk factors that distinguish juveniles in terms of violent crime. The criminal behavior children were examined in two categories in this study. The first category is composed of non-violent crimes against individuals such as larcency, drug use, opposition to the law of meetings and demonstrations. The second category consists of crimes involving intensive violence against individuals such as armed robbery, felonious injury, murder, and sexual assault. Method: Within the scope of the study 940 court files of the juveniles, which are adjudicated between 2015 and 2019 in the Istanbul Courthouse Jurisdiction, were selected randomly. Available information about children in the court file recorded retrospectively. Individual (gender, age at the date of crime, substance use, working in a job, self-harming behavior, run away from home and previous crime history) and social risk factors (duration of education, risky peer, parental education level, working parent, parental crime history, family type, number of siblings, sibling crime history, sibling substance abuse, domestic violence, sharing problems with the family, total monthly income of the family, domestic migration) was compiled using binary coding system. The factors affecting violent crime were determined by logistic regression analysis. Findings: It was found that individual risk factors consist of being male gender, age at the date of crime, substance use, working in a job and run away from home. Whereas the context of social risk factors, it was found that the father's job, father's history of crime and not sharing personal troubles with the family predicted violent crimes. When the researchers put both groups into analysis at the same time, they found that being male gender, age at the date of crime, working in a job, a runaway from home, domestic violence, sharing personal problems with the family have predicted violence. Result: As a result, both individual and social risk factors have been found effective in dragging children to violent crimes.

Substance use and male gender as risk factors for deaths and suicide

2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 720-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsi Suominen ◽  
Erkki Isometsä ◽  
Jari Haukka ◽  
Jouko Lönnqvist
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Male Gender

scholarly journals 134 Risk Factors for Admission in Emerging Adults (18-25) With Asthma Seeking Care in Urban Emergency Department

2016 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. S53-S54
Author(s):  
E. Olsen ◽  
S.I. Ayaz ◽  
C. Thomas ◽  
V. Mika ◽  
W. Gibson-Scipio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Urban Emergency Department
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